stopasking
19th January 2010 13:45 UTC

Compile Error in simple install script
So I got this chunk of installer script:

72  Section "Wire"
73   AddSize 10397
74   SetOutPath "$INSTDIR/orangebox/garrysmod/addons"
75   File /r "addons/wire"
76   SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
77   ExecWait "'$TEMP/gmodserverinstallersvn/svn.exe' up $INSTDIR/orangebox/garrysmod/addons/wire"
78  SectionEnd

Basically, what I'm trying to do is move into a specific directory in the installation that's already been put in, and copy the folder 'wire' into that folder on the target machine.

However, I have something wrong on line 75, as evidenced by the compile log:

Section: "Wire"
AddSize: 10397 kb
SetOutPath: "$INSTDIR/orangebox/garrysmod/addons"
File: Returning to: "."
File: "addons/wire" -> no files found.
Usage: File [/nonfatal] [/a] ([/r] [/x filespec [...]] filespec [...] |
   /oname=outfile one_file_only)
Error in script "C:\gmod server\srcds installer.nsi" on line 75 -- aborting creation process

I've looked through the docs, and I can't figure out what's wrong, mostly because I can't find anything that describes exactly how makensisw is getting the files. Right now, I'm working from the assumption that I should move to a directory I want to output to on the target machine, then specify the path to the files I want to output relative to the .nsi file on my machine. Obviously, however, I'm missing something. Care to enlighten me?

MSG
19th January 2010 14:22 UTC

You should probably be using backslashes, not forwards?

Also you're missing quotes around $INSTDIR/orangebox/garrysmod/addons/wire in line 77.

stopasking
19th January 2010 15:07 UTC

Oh ffs, what possessed MS to make backslashes the separator for folders? Thank you, it compiles now. If you'll excuse me, I need to go hit something. Preferably a person. From Microsoft. ;)

As for adding quotes, you're right. If they installed to a directory with spaces in the name, the update process would fail. Good catch!:up:

Thanks for your help.